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HELP DUE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!
If B has a y-coordinate of 4, what is the x-coordinate?

HELP DUE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!! If B has a y-coordinate of 4, what is the x-coordinate?-example-1
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Answer:

Explanation:

Q has y-coordinate of 4 => the distance from origin to y-coordinate is 4 units, which is one leg of the right triangle

Pythagorean theorem states that the sum of the squares on the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square on the hypotenuse.

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

with c = 5, a = 4

5^2 = 4^2 + b^2

b^2 = 25 - 16 = 9

b = √9 = 3

so Q has coordinates (-3,4)

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